PSYC 310 - Psychology of Women

PSYC 370 - Psychology of Consciousness

Theories, controversies, and research findings on the nature of various states of consciousness; topics such as sleep/dreams, hypnosis, drug-induced states, and psychic phenomena.

PSYC 399 - Independent Study

Credits: 1-6

Closely supervised project or research experience in psychology. Approved contract required. May be repeated for up to six credits. Not for psychology major credit.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and consent of instructor

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research

PSYC 400 - Survey of Learning and Memory

Credits: 3

Research and applications concerning the acquisition of new behavior and knowledge, including accounts based on classical and instrumental conditioning and on information-processing models.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or SCHC 130

Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Psychology, BA, BS

PSYC 410 - Behavioral and Mental Disorders

Credits: 3

Covers the classification, diagnosis, etiological theories, and treatments of the major mental and emotional disorders.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or SCHC 130

Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Psychology, BA, BS

PSYC 420 - Survey of Developmental Psychology

Credits: 3

Psychological development from conception to late adulthood. Topics include physical, cognitive, and social processes associated with development at each stage of the life cycle.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or EDPY 335 or SCHC 130

Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Psychology, BA, BS

PSYC 430 - Survey of Social Psychology

Credits: 3

Introduction to theory and research in social psychology from a psychological viewpoint. Topics include social perception, social cognition, attitudes, interpersonal relationships, aggression, prosocial behavior, and group processes

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or SCHC 130

Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Psychology, BA, BS

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

PSYC 440 - Survey of Personality

Credits: 3

Covers the major theories and research on personality and the dynamics of human motivation.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or SCHC 130

Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Psychology, BA, BS

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

PSYC 450 - Sensation and Perception

Credits: 3

Processing of information from the environment. Physiological, physical, psychological, and contextual determinants of perception

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or SCHC 130

Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Psychology, BA, BS

PSYC 460 - Brain and Behavior

Credits: 3

How the brain mediates simple and complex behavior and how we can apply basic research about the brain to real world problems.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or SCHC 130

Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Psychology, BA, BS

RELG 120 - Comparative Religion

Credits: 3

Issues, theories, and debates that shape global religious traditions, cultures, and communities; examination of historical contexts and development, applying social scientific inquiry and methods to analyze relevant current circumstances and concerns.

RELG 202 - Introduction to Reason and Faith

Credits: 3

Critical stdy of the intellectual strands leading to Western disconnections between reason and faith; the search for balance between belief and reason with emphasis on contemporary developments.

RELG 204 - Introduction to Religions in America

Credits: 3

The diversity of religious traditions in America.

RELG 205 - Morality, Ethics, and Religion

Credits: 3

Values and ethics as developed, contested, and transmitted through a variety of religious practices.

Note: Carolina Core: VSR

RELG 240 - Introduction to Christianity

Credits: 3

Introduction to the Christian religion, with emphasis on the history of the major traditions and movements that have shaped the multicultural practices and social impact of modern global Christianity.

SAEL 200 - Social Advocacy and Ethical Life

Credits: 3

Introduction to nature and relationship of ethics and oral forms of advocacy. Includes foundational training in ethical theory and its relevance to socio-political expression and training in the principles and performance of ethical oral communication, with emphasis on argumentation and audience engagement.

Note: Overlay Course
Carolina Core: CMS
Carolina Core: VSR

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

SOCY 101 - Introductory Sociology

Credits: 3

An introduction to sociological facts and principles: an analysis of group-making processes and products.

Note: Carolina Core GSS

SOCY 305 - Sociology of Families

Credits: 3

Sociological perspectives related to various aspects of family behaviors, roles, and values.

Cross-listed Course: WGST 305

Prerequisites: SOCY 101

SOCY 309 - An Introduction to Social Inequality

Credits: 3

A sociological analysis of the distribution of wealth and income in selected societies.

Prerequisites: SOCY 101

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Community Service
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

Carolina Core: GSS

SOCY 312 - Bureaucracy and Modern Society

Credits: 3

Bureaucracies in the public and private sector, their internal dynamics and relationship to the social environment.

Prerequisites: SOCY 101

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

SOCY 320 - Individual and Society

Credits: 3

Selected theoretical orientations, methodological procedures, and illustrative substantive data pertaining to the relations between the individual and society.

SOCY 323 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior

Theories, methodology, and substantive issues in the study of social deviance.

Prerequisites: SOCY 101

SOCY 340 - Introduction to Social Problems

Credits: 3

Contemporary social issues such as poverty, health, the criminal justice system, globalization and the environment, their causes and possible solutions.

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Community Service

Carolina Core: GSS

SOCY 350 - Juvenile Delinquency

Credits: 3

Social factors in the development, identification, and treatment of delinquents.

Cross-listed Course: CRJU 351

Prerequisites: SOCY 101 or CRJU 101

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy

SOCY 351 - Urban Sociology

Credits: 3

Analysis of urban trends, characteristics, and functions of cities with reference to the social psychological factors in urban living. Attention is directed to the emergence of urbanism in the United States, with particular reference to the Southern region, and to institutions, problems, and city planning.

Prerequisites: SOCY 101

SOCY 353 - Sociology of Crime

Credits: 3

Social factors in the development, identification, and treatment of criminals.

Cross-listed Course: CRJU 341

Prerequisites: SOCY 101

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy

SOCY 355 - Race and Ethnic Relations

Credits: 3

Theoretical and empirical approaches related to race/ethnicity and the current state of race relations in America, with some attention to global issues.

Cross-listed Course: AFAM 355

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

SPAN 121 - Elementary Spanish

Note: Assumes prior experience in Spanish. Admission only by proficiency examination. Credit may be received for only one of the following: 109/110; 111; or 121.

Carolina Core: GFL

SPAN 122 - Basic Proficiency in Spanish

Credits: 3

Practice and further development of essential listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills.

Prerequisites: Admission either by placement examination or successful completion of SPAN 109/110, 111, or 121.

Note: Carolina Core: GFL

SPAN 399 - Independent Study

Credits: 3-6

Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department chair is required for undergraduate students.

Prerequisites: Placement at 300 level on Phase II placement exam, grade of B or better in SPAN 210 or 211, or consent of instructor. Department permission required for transfer students.

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research

SPCH 140 - Public Communication

Credits: 3

Introduction to theory and practice of oral communication in public, social, and institutional contexts. Includes foundational and cumulative training in the invention, performance, and critical analysis of oral communication, with emphasis on argumentation, persuasion, audience analysis, delivery, and ethical forms of engagement.

Note: Carolina Core: CMS

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

SPCH 145 - Online Public Communication

Credits: 3

Introduction to theory and practice of live and recorded online spoken communication in public, social, and institutional contexts. Training in invention, performance, and critical analysis of online spoken communication, including audience analysis, persuasion, delivery, and ethical engagement. Includes significant practice in preparing and presenting live online public communication.

Note: Overlay Course
Carolina Core: CMS
Carolina Core: INF

SPCH 331 - Organizational Communication

Credits: 3

Examines communication behavior and networks within organizations through the study of major theories of organizational communication, identifies and defines primary concepts, and applies them to organizational scenarios and case studies.

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

STAT 110 - Introduction to Statistical Reasoning

Credits: 3

A course in statistical literacy. Topics include data sources and sampling, concepts of experimental design, graphical and numerical data description, measuring association for continuous and categorical variables, introduction to probability and statistical inference, and use of appropriate software. Credit given for only STAT 110 or STAT 112.

Note: Carolina Core ARP

STAT 201 - Elementary Statistics

Credits: 3

Introduction to the fundamentals of modern statistical methods, including descriptive statistics, probability, random sampling, simple linear regression, correlation, tests of hypotheses, and estimation.

Prerequisites: MATH 111 or 115 or STAT 110, or consent of department

Note: Carolina Core: ARP

THEA 170 - Fundamentals of Acting

Credits: 3

Introduction to the art and craft of acting. Practical exploration through improvisation and scripted scene work. Includes a brief history of the development of modern acting techniques.

Note: Carolina Core AIU

THEA 181 - Shakespeare in Performance

Credits: 3

Introduction to Shakespeare’s works on page, stage, and screen. Emphasis placed on performances of scripts. History of Shakespeare’s works/productions, stage/screen technique. Viewings of film adaptations required.

Note: Carolina Core AIU

THEA 200 - Understanding and Appreciation of Theatre

Credits: 3

An introduction to the understanding and appreciation of theatrical experience. Attendance at theatrical performances required.

Note: Carolina Core AIU

THEA 201 - Introduction to Theatre Studies

Credits: 3

Introduction to methods of analyzing and interpreting drama, with emphasis on play structure, genre, and style. Designed for the theatre major in preparation for theatre scholarship, performance, production, and design.

Prerequisites: Theatre major or consent of instructor

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research

THEA 240 - Beginning Voice and Speech

Credits: 3

Study and practical application of voice and speech fundamentals in performance. Emphasis on speaking with ease, power and clarity to impact an audience.

Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

THEA 340 - Literature and Performance

Credits: 3

Introduction to the study of literature through performance; reading, analysis, and performance of prose, poetry, nonfiction, and drama.

Cross-listed Course: SPCH 340

THEA 370 - Intermediate Acting

Credits: 3

Development of acting skills through study of acting techniques emphasizing emotional truthfulness and authenticity. Application to scene study, monologues and auditions. Intensive script analysis for character development.

Prerequisites: THEA 170 or 270

UNIV 101 - The Student in the University

Credits: 3

The purposes of higher education and potential roles of the student within the university.

Note: Open to freshmen. Also open to other undergraduate students in their first semester of enrollment.

UNIV 401 - Senior Capstone Experience

Credits: 1-3

Integration of major program of study and general education; issues of transition into graduate school and/or employment; group project, intensive writing/speaking.

Prerequisites: junior or senior standing

WGST 112 - Women in Society

Credits: 3

A social science perspective of women in psychological, sociological, historical, anthropological, economic, and political contexts; the changing roles, images, and institutions.

Note: Overlay Course
Carolina Core: GSS, VSR

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Community Service
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement

WGST 113 - Women’s Health

Credits: 3

Basic functioning of the female body; effects of society on processes of health and disease. Not for natural sciences credit.

Note: Carolina Core: GSS

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement